NEMA SBP 6
UL 1069 Standard for Hospital Signaling and Nurse Call Equipment White Paper Published by National Electrical
| Organization: | NEMA |
| Publication Date: | 1 January 2008 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 6 |
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Introduction
On October 12, 2007, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) published Edition 7 of UL 1069, Standard for Hospital Signaling and Nurse Call Equipment, which is applicable to hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. The clarifications and additions focused on three areas:
1. Wireless nurse-call devices
2. Definition and verification of core-system elements
3. Definition of oxygen-enriched testing for pendant controls The purpose of this White Paper is to explain, in layman's terms, the ramifications of these changes.
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